Sodō Yokoyama

Sodō Yokoyama
Religion Buddhism
School Sōtō
Personal
Nationality Japanese
Born 1907
Sendai, Japan
Died 1980
Senior posting
Title Rōshi
Successor Jōkō Shibata
Religious career
Teacher Kodo Sawaki

Sodō Yokoyama (横山祖道, Yokoyama Sodō) was a Japanese Sōtō Zen teacher of the 20th century. Also known as the Leaf Flute Zen Master (草笛禅師, Kusabue Zenji), he was famous for residing in a public park in Komoro in Nagano Prefecture where he practiced zazen and played songs for travelers by whistling on a leaf. He had resided at Antai-ji for eight years from 1949 to 1957 as a student of Kodo Sawaki before moving to Komoro in 1959. He continued his life in the park until his death in 1980.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Braverman, Arthur (2003), Living and Dying in Zazen, Weatherhill, ISBN 978-0834805316
  2. ↑ Braverman, Arthur (2017), The Grass Flute Zen Master: Sodo Yokoyama, Counterpoint, ISBN 978-1619029132


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